GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
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oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
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egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
leave-takingdeparture
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion